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Complete SSC CGL Study Plan &

Strategy for 1 Month

The SSC CGL Tier I Exam is scheduled to take place from 1st August 2017 to 20th

August 2017. Staff Selection Commission every year conducts Combined Graduate

Level to fill various posts. This year there will 4733 vacancies available. Many of you

have already started preparations for the exam. However, the syllabus is really vast.

Hence, you might worry how to structure your studies & from where to begin them. You

need a proper schedule to make your preparations in a right direction. Therefore, we are

providing you with SSC CGL Study Plan which is prepared by keeping in mind the 60

minutes exam pattern. This SSC CGL Study Schedule, will enhance your preparations

and ensure you score high.

This SSC CGL Study Plan covers the detailed syllabus of Tier I Exam & helps you crack

the CGL 2017 exam in 1st Attempt. The study plan is prepared by Testbook

experts based upon deep analysis of the syllabus & exam pattern. So check this

SSC CGL Study Schedule to save your time & complete your preparation in 30

days. Download the SSC CGL Study Plan as PDF by clicking the link below.

Important Features of SSC CGL Study Plan

Topics here are arranged in an ascending order of the difficulty level.

Thus, the topics which are easy to understand and carry basic concepts are at the

top of the study plan. Furthermore, the topics become difficult and time-

consuming as you move down the table.

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The plan has been prepared by considering the average time a student

takes to study a topic. Therefore, it is completely possible to finish a day's

schedule in the time you have.

Make Sure that after completing the topics of that day you have to attempt daily

quizzes & Short Speed Test based on the syllabus that you have covered for each

subjects.

Practice SSC CGL Daily Quizzes

If you are not clear with the SSC CGL Exam syllabus, refer to this detailed SSC

CGL Syllabus for important topics.

SSC CGL Detailed Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Things to Keep in Mind while Following SSC CGL

Study Plan

Read English-language newspapers everyday. This is helpful in two aspects. You

will become aware of the daily current affairs. Simultaneously, your vocabulary

and reading speed will also improve.

Once you are clear with the basics and covered some of the topics, start taking

Full Mock Tests. Solve Mock Test to analyse your performance. Don't feel bad if

you score less marks. Practice on those topics which you are weak at.

Scoring less in mock tests is okay. This is because your goal of attending the mock

tests should be learning from your mistakes. So that you can improve your

performance.

Attempt SSC CGL Free Mock Test

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Let us now take a look at the Study schedule for SSC CGL Tier I exam.

SSC CGL Study Plan Tier I 2017

Sub English Quant Reasoning General

Awareness

Days/

Time 1 Hr 1 Hr 1 Hr 1 Hr

1

Basics

Grammar:

Verbs, Noun Simplification:

Quick

Calculation

Practice +

Average &

Percentage,

Number Series

Analogy:

Letter,

Number

Ancient History:

Harappa

Civilization, Basic idea

-

Gupta Dynasty,

Cholas,

Pallavas,

Rasthrakutas

2

Basics

Grammar:

Preposition,

Adjective

Analogy: G.K,

Meaning &

Figure based

Modern History:

Revolt of 1857,

Later Mughals,

Titles given to

Moderates &

Extremist

3

Basics

Grammar:

Tenses, Articles,

Conjunctions

Average &

Percentage

Classification:

Letter,

Number,

Polity: Indian

Constitution

(Ideas taken from

Constitution

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of different Countries

E.g. US, Canada, UK)

4

Basics

Grammar:

Active Passive

Voice

Algebra:

Linear

Equations

(Word

Problems)

Classification

G.K,

Meaning,

Figure based

Polity: Powers of

President,Vice

President, Rights &

Powers

of Supreme Court &

High Court (Habeas

Corpus), CAG,

Financial

Emergencies,

Lists of Union

concurrent

5

Basics

Grammar:

Degrees of

Comparison,

Adverbs Algebra:

Quadratic

Equations,

Polynomials,

Identities

Series:

Number,

Mixed series

Geography: Solar

System,

Volcanoes, Deserts,

Trees,

Soils (Fertility,

Names,

Crops, Area)

6

Basics

of Direct &

Indirect

Speech

Series:

Alphabet &

Word series

Economics:

Organisations,

Currency, National

Income,

GDP (Base Year),

NNP, NDP,

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Basic responsibilities

of SEBI

& RBI, Recent

Government

Schemes &

Policies, GST, etc.

7

Basics of Phrase

Idiom Meaning,

One Word

Substitution,

Spelling

Coding

Decoding

Basic Current Affairs

(3-4 months - Sports,

Award, Science &

Technology,

Appointments,

National &

International events,

Recent competitions)

& Revision of

previous 6 days

8 Reading

Comprehension:

Easy topics on

Business,

Travel, History,

Moral Story

Ratio &

Proportion

Direction &

Distance

Physics: SI Units,

Scalar &

Vector Quantities,

Inventions

9

Interest: SI,

CI,

SI & CI

Combined,

Installments

Forces: Basics -

Gravitational,

Centripetal, Friction,

etc.

(Refer to previous

years

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papers), Viscosity,

Cohesion,

Surface Area (Basics)

10

Profit & Loss:

1. Successive

Selling

2. Discount &

MP

3. Dishonest

Dealings

4. Partnership

5. Mixture

Problems

6. Sales Tax

Blood

Relations:

Basics

Chemistry: Atomic

Structure, Models,

Noble Gases,

Solutions

& types

(Homogeneous,

Heterogeneous),

Metalloids, Ph

Indicators,

*Vanderwaals, etc.

11

Blood

Relations:

Family Tree

Chemistry: Metals,

Non-Metals

& Ores, Alloys & their

uses,

Metallurgy,

Galvanization

12 Vocabulary:

Homonyms

Order &

Ranking

Chemistry: Carbon &

its

Compounds, Iron,

types

& its Commercial

forms, Vulcanization,

Salts,

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Nuclear Fusion &

Fission.

13 Synonyms &

Antonyms

Mensuration:

1. Area,

Perimeter

2. Surface

Area, Volume

3. 2D & 3D

Combined

Logical &

Dictionary

Order

Biology: Human body,

DNA, RNA, Glands

(Largest, smallest),

Veins, Artery

(Pulmonary),

Ear Bones, Thorax

(basics), Facts

related to Human

Anatomy

14

Vocabulary: Use

of Verb with

Prepositions

Word

Formation

Basic Current Affairs

(last 3-4 months -

Sports, Award,

Science & Technology,

Appointments,

National &

International events,

Recent

Competitions)

15

Vocabulary:

Completing

Phrase & Idioms

Jumble Word

Diseases: Caused by

Bacteria, Virus,

etc. (Cholera, Malaria

& their vaccines-

founders)

& Nutrients,

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Deficiencies, Vitamins

(E.g. Night Blindness,

Berri-Berri, Rickets,

Kwashiorkor)

16 Miscellaneous:

Grammar

Geometry:

Triangles

congruency,

Similarity

theorems,

Circle chords

& tangent

theorems, Co-

ordinate

geometry

Matrix

Plants, Reproduction,

Pollination, Tissue,

Roots,

Cells (Subsidiary,

Guard Cells,

Companion Cells,

Stomata)

& their functions

17 Practice Error

Spotting

Venn

Diagram

Problem

Physics: Electric

Components

(Resistance,

Ammeter,

Voltmeter, etc.) +

Optics

(Lens, Eye diseases,

Reflection

& Refraction) + Latent

Heat, Freezing &

boiling points +

Uses of Radar &

Sonar, Satellites

18 Close Test Logical Venn Medieval History:

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Diagram Battle of Tarain, Delhi

Sultan,

Lodhi Dynasty, etc.

19

Trigonometry:

Trigonometric

Ratios and

Identities,

Height and

Distance

Syllogism

Fundamental Rights,

Duties, Panchayat Raj

System

(Committee),

Preambles,

Constitution

Amendments

20

Practice

Reading

Comprehension

Puzzles:

Logical,

Quant Based

Important Rivers,

Cities on River

Banks, Indian State,

Capitals, Folk

Dances, Wildlife

Centuries, National

Parks, Oceans,

Important Line

Boundaries, National

Highway

21

Data

Interpretation:

1. Bar Graph

2. Line Graph

3. Pie Chart

4. Table

Seating

Arrangement

Basic Current Affairs

(last 3-4 months)

focusing on

Sports, Award,

Science &

Technology,

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Appointments,

National &

International

events, Recent

competitions

22 Revise Common

Phrase Idiom

meanings and

One word

Substitution.

Non-Verbal:

Mirror &

Hidden

Image

Atmosphere Layers,

Earth's

composition,

Longitudes &

Latitudes, Tectonic

Theories, IST

23

Speed time

Distance

1. Average

Speed

2. Relative

Speed

3. Partial

Speed

4. Problems

on Trains

5. Boat &

River

Non-Verbal:

Pattern

Completion,

Paper Cutting

& Folding

Sound,

Thermodynamics,

Escape Velocity,

Kepler's Law, Work,

Energy, Power

24 Revise all the

grammar Rules

& Practice

Questions on

each topics

Non-Verbal:

Dice & Cubes,

Counting

Figure,

Missing

Figure

Plant Kingdom

25 Time & Work

1. Work &

Efficiency,

Practice

Questions

from each

The Animal

Kingdom

26 Economics:

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Wages

2. Pipes &

Cisterns

topics Economic Survey,

Monetary Policy,

Balance of Payment

Taxes, Previous

years Paper Questions

27

Number

System(LCM

& HCF,

Divisibility,

Remainder) &

Algebra

Identities

Sound,

Thermodynamics,

Escape Velocity,

Kepler's

Law, Work, Energy,

Power

28 Practice Cloze

Test

Mixtures &

Alligations

Basic Current Affair

(last 3-4 months)

focusing on Sports,

Award, Science &

Technology,

Appointments,

National &

International Events,

Recent competitions

29 Revise all the topics & Attempt Full Mock Test

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The sections are colour coded as follows:

English Language: Green

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Quantitative Aptitude: Pink

Reasoning: Yellow

General Awareness: Blue

Revise all the topics & Attempt Mock Test: Red

After completing the full SSC CGL Study Plan, your aim should to attempt full mock test

& make your own strategy to attempt the paper in which you could score more. Try to

manage the time in a proper way. To know the techniques how to attempt the paper visit

the link mentioned below.

SSC CGL Order of Attempt

Some more posts that you will find useful in your SSC CGL Tier I Preparation:

Expected and Previous CGL Cut Off

SSC CGL General Awareness Capsule

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